EAN: 9780857058645

THE CAPITAL - ROBERT MENASSE KARTONIERT (TB)

THE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - MORE THAN 500 000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE I enjoyed The
Capital so much . . . A major book New York Times First-class satire Guardian A deliciously
vicious and timely satire Financial Times Mischievous yet profound Economist Thoroughly
entertaining Spectator [A] polyphonic EU satire The Times A HOUSE OF CARDS FOR THE EU The
Capital is a brilliantly entertaining satire  a crime story  a comedy of manners . . . and a
wild pig chase. This is the tale of a continent  a city and its inhabitants as they navigate
their way through the confusing tangle of 21st-century life.
************************************* Brussels. A hive of tragic heroes  manipulative losers 
involuntary accomplices. No wonder the European Commission is keen to improve its image. The
fiftieth anniversary of the European Commission approaches  and the Directorate-General for
Culture is tasked with organising an appropriate celebration. When Fenia Xenopoulou's assistant
comes up with a plan to put Auschwitz at the very centre of the jubilee  she is delighted. But
she has neglected to take the other E.U. institutions into account. Meanwhile the city is on
the lookout for a runaway pig. And what about the farmers who take to the streets to protest
against restrictions blocking the export of pigs to China?
************************************** See what the critics are saying about The Capital:
Omniscient New York Times An exceptional work Kirkus Reviews Deliciously witty Metro Elegant .
. . brilliantly constructed Die Zeit Robert Menasse is pioneering the genre of Eurolit
Financial Times WINNER OF THE GERMAN BOOK PRIZE Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch

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